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Mother/Daughter/Granddaughter Weekend
Belinda Harpster of St. Peter spent Thursday night at the home of her daughter, Mahala Jacquin of Villa Ridge, Mo.
She babysat Harper on Friday. On Friday evening, Amanda and Madison Eller of Jackson, Mo., met them, and they traveled to St. Charles, Mo.
On Saturday, they took the ferry to Grafton. They enjoyed the flea market, wineries and other shopping. They all returned home on Sunday.
Death
Floyd Bolyard of St. Peter died on Friday. The funeral was held on Wednesday at Pagel Funeral Home in St. Peter.

Critters Tolerating Heat Wave Well
It is kind of interesting that the critters have only two changes of apparel a year – one for winter and one for summer. Yet they seem to take what comes (weatherwise) without complaint, as long as we humans make things as comfortable for them as reasonably possible.

Elam
The 77th annual Elam family reunion will be held at noon on Aug. 2 at the Mulberry Grove Community Building.
A potluck dinner will be held at noon. Those attending are asked to take a covered dish and their own table service.

Weekend Visitors
Mahala and Harper Jacquin spent Thursday through Sunday with Dane and Belinda Harpster of St. Peter.
On Saturday, they all traveled to Arthur to the Amish store, and then to Rockome Gardens, only to find it has been closed; however, they still managed to take Harper on a buggy ride.
After shopping in Tuscola, they finished the evening by dining at Fujiama in Effingham.
Visitors of Dane and Belinda Harpster on Friday were Amy Reiss, Rollie and Trieva Henson, Stacey and Seth Bergmann, and Liz Carson.
VBS

Hi Ho!! Come to the Fair!
The Fayette County Fair, that is. We (the human inhabitants of the Homestead, namely Bill and Panzi), visited the fairgrounds one evening and (yum!) ate a traditional Knights of Columbus fish sandwich, and they tasted as delicious as we remembered and had looked forward to, for a whole year … since last year’s Fayette County Fair.
Brice Springman, following in his dad’s (Bill Springman) footsteps, was taking the food orders, assisted by his daughter, Brianna (also following in Grandpa Bill’s footsteps).

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Thursday, July 16
• The 4-H general project judging is Thursday. Ramsey Seniors/Senoritas club has to check in at 8:30 a.m. and the judging starts at 9 a.m. Other club check-in times are: Vandalia Shamrocks and Golden Harvesters, 9:30 a.m.; South Side Kids, St. James Hornets and Caprine Kids, 9:45 a.m.; and Shafter Friends and Loudon Bunch, 10 a.m.

The awards presentation will be at 6 p.m.
• Vit-Em-In Sunday school class potluck, 5 p.m., First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall.

Remembering Cousin Dave
We said farewell to cousin David Oldham in July of last year. He left us on his 61st birthday, a shock and sadness to all who knew him. His wife, Susan, held a memorial for him this week, which we were unable to attend.
However, we want to share our memories of him with Susan, his family, neighbors and friends.
Of late, we didn’t get to visit with Dave and Susan much, but when we stopped in at FS for something (where Dave worked), he would always come to the car, smiling and glad to see us.

By Panzi Blackwell
Fayette County Home and Community Education held its 67th annual meeting and dinner in the Northside Christian Church fellowship room in Vandalia on June 16, with 27 members and two guests of honor present.